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Robert Bridges

1844 - 1930

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Robert Seymour Bridges (23 October 1844 – 21 April 1930) was a British poet who was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well-known hymns. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Bridges has received more than 279,161 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Bridges is the 6,830th most popular writer (down from 6,095th in 2019), the 6,362nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,712th in 2019) and the 712th most popular British Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

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  • 3.33

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Notable Works

The Fable Of Cupid And Psyche
Fiction, Eros (Greek deity), Psyche (Greek deity)
The first known record of the the poignant tale of Psyche's labors to reclaim the love of Cupid is recorded by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD. When the beautiful Psyche attracts the jealous wrath of Venus, Venus sends her son Cupid to bewitch the girl and cause her to fall in love with a monster, but Cupid himself falls in love with his mother's nemesis and secretly becomes her husband. Psyche is instructed that she must never look at Cupid, for in looking at him she will lose him. Unable to resist temptation she violates this law.Desperate to find her lost love the young woman commences a succession of grueling tasks dictated by the vengeful Venus aspiring to win him back. Unable to behold her anguish Cupid appeals to the gods. Psyche is granted immortality and the two are reunited and married.Many have interpreted Cupid as the allegorical representation of Love and Psyche as the Soul and their union is still seen as a perfect symbol of eternal love.
1795
Eros & Psyche
1885
Essays
1927
Poetical works of Robert Bridges
1898
Poems
1891
Milton's prosody
Versification, English language
1893
Essays
1927
The Fable Of Cupid And Psyche
Fiction, Eros (Greek deity), Psyche (Greek deity)
The first known record of the the poignant tale of Psyche's labors to reclaim the love of Cupid is recorded by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD. When the beautiful Psyche attracts the jealous wrath of Venus, Venus sends her son Cupid to bewitch the girl and cause her to fall in love with a monster, but Cupid himself falls in love with his mother's nemesis and secretly becomes her husband. Psyche is instructed that she must never look at Cupid, for in looking at him she will lose him. Unable to resist temptation she violates this law.Desperate to find her lost love the young woman commences a succession of grueling tasks dictated by the vengeful Venus aspiring to win him back. Unable to behold her anguish Cupid appeals to the gods. Psyche is granted immortality and the two are reunited and married.Many have interpreted Cupid as the allegorical representation of Love and Psyche as the Soul and their union is still seen as a perfect symbol of eternal love.
1795
Eros & Psyche
1885
Poetical works of Robert Bridges
1898
Poems
1891
Milton's prosody
Versification, English language
1893

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Bridges ranks 6,830 out of 7,302. Before him are Federico Andahazi, Michael Goldenberg, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, Kofi Awoonor, and David Ignatius. After him are Anne Enright, Jan van Steenbergen, Hamid Mir, Seth Meyers, Elaine Showalter, and Hugh MacDiarmid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, Robert Bridges ranks 116. Before him are Adolphus Greely, Amalie Materna, Arthur Gardiner Butler, Sarah Winnemucca, William Forsell Kirby, and Charlotte Despard.  Among people deceased in 1930, Robert Bridges ranks 139. Before him are Milton Sills, Henri Cohen, Johnny Douglas, Gauhar Jaan, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, and Bill Tuttle. After him are Ivan Yakovlev, and Emily Ford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Bridges ranks 6,362 out of 8,785. Before him are Vernon Reid (1958), Gwilym Lee (1983), Dominic Keating (1962), Jessica Henwick (1992), Lucy Davis (1973), and Natasha O'Keeffe (1986). After him are Tommy Hutchison (1947), Kelly Osbourne (1984), Peter Sillett (1933), Finn Jones (1988), Craig Brown (1940), and Thomas Heatherwick (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Bridges ranks 712. Before him are Stevie Smith (1902), Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981), Russell T Davies (1963), Noel Streatfeild (1895), Sebastian Faulks (1953), and Louis MacNeice (1907). After him are Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), John Mortimer (1923), Douglas Murray (1979), Laurie Lee (1914), Christopher Smart (1722), and Matt Haig (1975).

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